noun
or ke·thibh also ke·thiv or ke·tib or k'thib or kthib or k'thibh or kthibh kəˈt(h)ēv
( -s )
Etymology: Hebrew kĕthībh, from Aramaic, written
: a reading in the consonantal text of the Hebrew Bible for which in traditional Jewish practice there is substituted a different reading whose consonants are usually given in the margin — compare kere